Lading band anchor



Oct. 20, 1953 J. s. SWANN LADING BAND ANCHOR 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed001:. 29, 1949 Oct. 20, 1953 J. ,5. SWANN 2,555,874

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Oct. 20, 1953 J. s. swANN LADiNG BAND ANCHOR 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Oct.29, 1949 Patented Oct. 20, 1955 LADING BAND ANCHOR James S. Swann,Homewood, 111., assignor to Standard Railway Equipment ManufacturingCompany, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application October29, 1949, Serial No. 124,345

11 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in means to secure the ends ofhigh tension lading bands which are used to tie down lading in open topcars when such lading extends above the sides of said cars.

In common practice it is not unusual fortrainmen to burn or drill holesin the side sheets or top chord of such cars through which said bandsmay be inserted and looped for connection with the main portion of saidbands. When such parts of a car are thus punctured a weakening of thestructure and more rapid deterioration results.

It is the principal object of the invention,

therefore, to provide an effective securing means for the ends of saidbands, which means may be readily attached to new cars being built, orto old cars already in service. It is another object of the invention toprovide such a band securing means which is nonremovable but slidablealong the top chord of said cars so that the same way may be selectivelypositioned along said chord to best advantage in securing the lading inthe car.

A further object is to provide such a band securing means with means tosecure either the ends of lading bands or the ends of boltsin instanceswhere a more substantial lading securing means may be necessary.

A still further object of the invention is to provide said securingmeans in two pivotally united parts so that said means may be applied tothe top chord of a gondola car without alteration in any respect and sothat when applied and the parts fixedly united together, the securingmeans will then be non-removable and slidably attached to said chord.

It is'another'object'of the invention toassociate with either the onepiece or two-piece modification of securing means a cam whereby whenupward pull is exerted on the securing means the cam will bind against asurface of' the chord and effectively resist sliding of said means onsaid chord. 7

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description thereof. Y 7

Referring now' to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisapplication and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:Fig. 1 is aside view of a one piece banding clevis illustrating means.for securing either a band or bolt thereto, and showing associated carparts in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

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rest transversely thereon,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 1 of a two-piece modification of theinvention.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view'of a still further modification of theinvention.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the modification shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an end elevation of Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the locking key used in themodification shown in Figs. 8-11.

In the drawings, l indicates the upper margin of the side sheets of anopen top railway car and 2 the top chord thereof which, in thisinstance, is a bulb angle, as is common in such cars. Such angles have adepending flange 3 and a horizontal web portion 4, extending outwardlyfrom upper edge of flange 3, and terminates in a downwardly extendingbulb portion 5. Flange 3 is rigidly secured, as by welding, riveting orotherwise, to said upper margin I of the side sheets.

The securing means shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is designedso as to beslidable along said top chord 2 but be normally non-removable therefrom,and comprises a channel-shaped structure including a base portion 6 of alength approximately the width of the web portion 4, so as to having adownturned flange 1 partially overlapping flange 3 and a downturnedflange 8 approximately equaling the depth of and overlapping the bulb 5;said flange B'having a'reflange 9 inwardly turned so'as to underlap thebulb 5. The sides of said securing means are provided with integralupstandingreinforcing webs-or walls l0 which are of increased heightapproximately above flange 8,-and between the outer upper portions ofsaid walls ll! extends a round bar or rod. H which is adapted to beencircled by a load retaining band 12, 7 It is apparent that a bandsecuring means such as thus far described would be sufiicient' as ananchor for high tension lading bands only, and also that once said meansis' applied to a bulb angle, as shown in Fig. 1, it cannot be removednormally. To apply the same-to a bulb angle it could be slide thereonlongitudinally from one applying the device to equipment in use, thebulb angle would'jrhave to be cut-out sufficiently,

' as shownlat |3,.in' Fig.3, when asmany of'the devices as desired maybe applied, after which a filler piece could be welded in the cut-outportion, or a stop, such as shown at l4, welded on the web 2 of bulbangle adjacent either end of the cut-out portion so as to prevent thesecuring means sliding torthecut-rout portion 13 and accidentally beingremoved therefrom.

In those instances wherein it is desirable to provide an anchor foreither of two different types of banding means for optional uses asdesired, I have shown an embossment l5 integrally formed with andprojecting outwardly fromthe base portion of flange 8, said embossmentbeing ,semicylindrical in form and having a holezl fizth-rough same andthe base of flange portion 3, the axis of said hole It being parallelwith said flange8 and spaced outwardly of the bar or rod l I Thus whenthe device is used to anchor heavy lading, such as machinery or thelike, a long bolt I! may be passed upwardly through:.said hole I6 to abeam or other suitable membervextending transversely of the car oversaid-lading andto which the ladingiis secured. Thus ananchor:is.proyidedadaptable for anchoring either of two-rdifferent typesof ladingsecuringl means for optional use, dependingupon the characterof the lading being transported.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate a modificationof-the invention whereinlmcansiisprovided to clamp the band holding device against vlongitudinal movementalong the rail. 'In these figures corresponding partswh-ichare identicalwith the like parts-imFiguresl, 2 andlS bear the same referencecharacters;-for example, the sidewall sheets :are indicated at l,-.thebulb angle 121comprising the flangefipwebl and-bulb-5,;and the bandingclevis comprising .th'e'web-or base portion 6, the dcwnturned'innerflange outer :flange J8 and reflange fl. In this modification,howevenwalls Iii-are provided withapair of outwardly projecting-axiallyalined studs :20. -A-channel-shaped yoke comprising spaced arms Zland-aconnecting rod .or pin1-22- extending between correspondingiouterends ofarms '2 l,-is provided, said arms straddling said'wallsIll-and-having-ax-iallyalined 1.

semi-circularupwardly facing bearing portions 23 formed in the upperedges of said arms, to receive-the studs-20. The lower-edges of saidarms 2! arearcuate between-their ends, and at their inner ends areformed with a cam-likesurface 24. It will be noted that when the partsare assembled, asshownin Fig.'4,'onza-car-bulb angle, the distancebetween the rod 22 land the topiof'the bulb-angle issuch-inrelation tothe width of the arms -2-!, that ,the arms cannot be removed from-understuds 20. With'this:struc- -ture,'-when a lading -fband or'straplisiappl-ied around-rod 22, as: indicated in dotted lines at 25, and'an: upward tension applied. thereto, camsurface'ZA willbindagainstlupperasurface of the "bulb angle web -.4 and positivelypreventsliding of the devicealong said-bulb angle;

' Figs-6 and '7 illustrate a two-piece modifica tion of the inventionwhich :m-ay be, applied to the bulb angle without alteration of \same,and when applied is normally non-removable therefrom. Inthese viewsalso,-the sidesheathingis indicated at I, and ,thebulb angle comprisesthe web 4, fiange--3=and bulbl5, secured to saidlside sheathing.Theouter part of. the two-piece clevis comprisesla main portion havingspaced parallel wallslafl which partially overlap web '4, (extenddownwardly adjacent bulb 5,and underlap the bottom edge of saidbulb'5,..asfat 3|. An integral web32 extends betweensaid walls'30atthe inneraline'd holes 35, and the arms 33 are likewise provided with axiallyalined holes 36, which holes 36 are selectively registerable with saidholes so that when the parts of the clevis are in op- "erable positionon top rail l2, as shown in Fig. 6, along pintle-31 may be passedthrough the registering fholes 35-35 and 3B36 and be held 'therein'loymeans 30f the cotter key 38.

This pintle 3'! forms the means about which one end of a-bandingstrapmay encircle and be anchored thereto.

.For those instances where it is necessary for a bolt to be used insecuring heavy lading, I have shownanangle-piece .39 .secured at itsends by welding or otherwise to the sides 33 and spanning the space:therebetween, and which also Lkeeps saidsides inpropeixspaced:relation. One arm 40 of said angle piece is disposedsubstantially parallel to -the base of :saidnarms 33.-andis providedwith a hole 4 i vtherethrough, through-which may extend-a; bolt 12with-the-head thereof .retainedunder. said. arm 40. When-boltsareused,they are insertedthrough saidholes when-arms 3 are in elevatedposition;= as shown in l dotted lines, Fig.- 6, and when l the-partsareiin-the, DQSi-r tion shown in full lines, Fig. 6, the bolt cannot beremoved-nor can the clevisbe removed from the bulb angle, but itmaybemoved longitudinally therealong. V

It will .be noted in Fig. 6-that thedistancebetween flange 3| and baseof arms 30*is..slight1y more than the width of the bulb vi tor ease ofapplication thereto, and also :it -will .be noted that the .lower outercorners of arms 43 are chamferedias at-43, which portions 43 rest uponweb '4 when arms :33 are raised .for application of the clevis-to-thetop rail. When howevensaid arms 33 are lowered so that: the-base of saidarms rest upon web l, the arms 30 will-thereby be raised so thattheflange -3 I firmly: engages "the "bottom of bulb 5.

In the modification shownin Figs-842 -.the lading bandanchor comprisesa-lbase ;portion having a downturned iflangetl partially-overlappingflanges and a downturnedflange 52 and a refiange .53 which aterminatesin an upturned adapted to be encircled-bye high tension lading j band..By providing a triangularly shaped bar -56 .lthe lading bands .ma-y beappliedsolas to extend in any or all of three-differentdirections, a-material advantage over the other smodifica tions,- Extending upwardlyLfrom opposite sides of flange 52 is a pair of wall 5! which supportthe. oppositecorners .of thebase ofsaidtriangular bar 56. Thetriangularly shaped bar56 is .thus supported in spaced relationto'baseportion ill. Between walls 5Tv is formed a hole '58 through whichmay extend abolt similar to bolt I11 for supporting a beam extendingacrossiithe topof lading -and therebytying said lading ingplac'e. Thismodification of the invention is -appl-iedto the top chord of a c'arf'in'the'samema nner asin the other modifications and is adapted to slidelongitudinally along the bulb angle. The flange 5| is provided with arecess 59 for reception of the key 60, the lower end of which isbifurcated, as at El, and the body portion of which is provided with anelongated slot 62. A lug 63 extends inwardly from flange 5| into slot 62and holds the key in place in said recess except for sliding movementfrom one end of the slot to the other over lug 63. The bifurcatedportions BI is adapted to slide down over and rest upon a rivet head 64and when in such position obviously the clevis is locked from slidinglongitudinally along the top chord. When, however, the key is raised asby the laterally extending lip 65 the key is freed from such rivet headand the device may be slid longitudinally to any position desired onsaid top chord. The rivet head 64 illustrated is one of a row of spacedrivets which unite flange 3 to upper margin of side wall I of an opentop railway car, such a a gondola car.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my formerly filedapplication Serial No. 82,347, now abandoned.

I claim:

1. A clevis for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving a top rail secured to a side wall of said car, said top railhaving an arm extending outwardly from said side wall, and a flangedepending from the outer edge of said arm, said clevis comprising achannel-shaped structure adapted to be slidingly secured to said toprail, one flange of said structure being formed as to underlap the loweredge of said rail flange, the other flange of said structure adapted tooverlap the inner edge of said arm so as tobe normally non-removabletherefrom, and a part around which a load retaining band is adapted toencircle.

2. A clevis for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving a bulb angle top rail secured to a side wall of said car, the webof said angle extending outwardly from said side wall, said cleviscomprising a channel-shaped structure adapted to slidingly engage saidtop rail and constructed and arranged so as to underlap the lower edgeof the bulb of said angle and to overlap the inner edge of said web soas to be normally non-removable therefrom, and means adapted tooptionally secure one end of load retaining means thereto.

3. A clevis for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving a top rail secured to a side wall of said car, said top railhaving an arm extending outwardly from said side wall, and a flangedepending from the outer edge of said arm, said clevis comprising achannelshaped structure adapted to be slidingly secured to said top railand to underlap the lower edge of said flange and to overlap the inneredge of said arm so as to be normally non-removable therefrom, and meansadapted to optionally secure one end of load retaining means thereto.

4. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving bulb angle top rails respectively secured to the side walls, theweb of said bulb angle extending substantially normal to said wall, saidanchor comprising an angle portion slidable upon said rail andoverlapping the flange thereof, a part pivotally attached to saidportion and extending outwardly from said portion and underlappinglyengageable with the bulb of said angle, said part and portion beingpivotally united by a pintle extending 6 therethrough above said toprail around which a load retaining band is adapted to encircle.

5. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving bulb angle top rails respectively secured to the side walls, theweb of said bulb angle extending substantially normal to said wall, saidanchor comprising an angle portion slidable upon said top rail andoverlapping the flange thereof, a part pivotally attached to saidportion and extending outwardly from said portion and underlappinglyengageable with the bulb of said angle, said pivotal attachmentcomprising a pintle extending through said part and portion andconstituting means above said top rail around which a load retainingband is adapted to encircle, whereby upon tension being applied to saidband said part and portion will grip said top rail and resist slidingmovement therealong.

6. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving bulb angle top rails respectively secured to the side walls, theweb of said bulb angle extending substantially normal to said wall, saidanchor comprising a channel-shaped portion slidable upon said top rail,overlapping the flange thereof and underlappingly engageable with thebulb of said top rail, a part pivotally attached intermediate its endsto said portion and extending outwardly from said portion, and means atthe outer end of said part above said top rail around which a loadretaining band is adapted to encircle.

7. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway carshaving bulb angle top rails respectively secured to the side walls, theweb of said bulb angle extending substantially normal to said wall, saidmeans comprising a portion slidable upon said top rail overlapping theflange thereof and underlappingly engageable with the bulb of said toprail, a part pivotally attached intermediate its end to said portion andextending outwardly from said portion, said part having means at itsouter end above said top rail around which a load retaining band isadapted to encircle, the inner end of said part adapted to engage saidtop rail upon tension being applied to said band to thereby retardmovement of said anchor along said rail.

8. In an open top railway car having a top rail, a clevis attachable tosaid rail for anchoring one end of high tension load retaining means,said clevis comprising a base portion adapted to be secured to saidrail, a circuitous bar having spaced portions extending from one sidethereof to said base portion to support said bar in spaced relation tosaid base portion, portions of said bar adapted to be selectivelyencircled by load retaining means so as to extend in any of a pluralityof directions.

9. A clevis for anchoring one end of high tension load retaining means,said clevis adapted for sliding movement upon a bulb angle secured by arow of rivets to the margin of a car wall, said clevis comprising achannel-shaped portion, a flange extending normal to one end of saidportion for overlapping engagement with the flange of said angle andhaving a central longitudinal recess therein, a second flange extendingfrom the opposite end of said portion for underlapping engagement withthe bulb of said angle, means supported in spaced relation to saidportion and adapted to be encircled by load retaining means, and a keyreciprocable in said recess for contact with a rivet head to hold saidclevis from sliding.

-'l 0.'.A clevis for anchoring one end of high tension load retainingmeans, said clevis adapted forlslidin'g movement upon a bulb anglesecured by a row of rivets to the margin of a car Wall, said cleviscomprising a base portion having a flange underlappingly engageable withthe bulb ofsaid angle, and a flange extending normal to one end'of saidbase portion, overlappingly engageable with the flange of said bulbangle, and

having a central longitudinal recess therein, a

circuitous bar integrally formed with and supported in spaced relationto said base portion, portions of said bar adapted to be selectivelyencircled by load retaining means so as to extend in any of a pluralityof directions, and a key bifurcated at one'end reciprocable in saidrecess for contact-over a rivet head to hold said clevis from sliding.

11. In an open top railway car having-a top rail, a clevis attachable tosaid. rail for anchoring one end of a high tension load retaining means,said clevis comprising a circuitous bar, spaced portions projecting fromone side thereof adapted. to be secured to said top rail to space thebar from said top rail, whereby load retaining means may selectivelyencircle said bar between said spaced projecting portions.

JAMES S. SWAN'N.

Number Name 2,226,667 Love Dec. 31, 1940 2,449,300 Jones Sept. 14, 1948

